Iorio expresses lack of faith in TIA board
By Steve Huettel, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 2, 2010 Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio hopes the incoming new airport executive director can right things. Mayor Pam Iorio's last year on the board that...
View ArticleIorio expresses lack of faith in TIA leadership
By Steve Huettel, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 2, 2010 Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio hopes the incoming new airport executive director can right things. Mayor Pam Iorio's last year on the board that...
View ArticleAnti-gay policies are on the way out
Dan DeWitt, Times Columnist Thursday, December 2, 2010 It was encouraging enough to learn that 98 percent of the members at Spring Hill United Church of Christ voted to approve an "open and...
View ArticleLetter carriers to collect for Toys for Tots
Times staff Thursday, December 2, 2010 COUNTYWIDELetter carriers to collect donations for Toys for TotsU.S. Postal Service letter carriers will collect new, unwrapped toys Saturday for the Toys for...
View ArticleDeputies investigating Pinellas jail inmate's death
By Luis Perez, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 2, 2010 LARGO — The Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of an inmate who died after collapsing at the jail.Myrvin Hagan, 58, of St....
View ArticleClearwater approves red light cameras
By Mike Brassfield, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 2, 2010 CLEARWATER — The Clearwater City Council voted 3-2 Thursday night to bring red light cameras to some of the city's busiest and most...
View ArticleHillsborough schools chief named to Rick Scott's education transition team
By Tom Marshall, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 2, 2010 TAMPA — MaryEllen Elia, superintendent of the Hillsborough County school district, has been named to Gov.-elect Rick Scott's education...
View ArticlePinellas Juvenile Welfare Board leader fought for children
By Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 2, 2010 Times Staff WriterST. PETERSBURG — H. Browning Spence loved to read to his children every day, glasses perched on his nose, enunciating...
View ArticleHorace Spence: Pinellas Juvenile Welfare Board leader fought for children
By Andrew Meacham, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 2, 2010 ST. PETERSBURG — H. Browning Spence loved to read to his children every day, glasses perched on his nose, enunciating Dr. Seuss in a...
View ArticleTarpon Springs Police Department seeks toy donations to give to kids
Times staff Thursday, December 2, 2010 Tarpon SpringsPolice seek toy donations to give to kidsThe Tarpon Springs Police Department is asking for help in making wishes come true. The department wants...
View ArticleOldsmar's slippery "snow" slope is a big draw for kids
By Terri Bryce Reeves, Times Correspondent Thursday, December 2, 2010 From the top of the slide, Mike Curl positions the plastic covering as Orlando Fernandez, left, and Brian Smith secure it to the...
View Article'Home buyers' turn out to be jewelry takers
By Dominick Tao, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 2, 2010 CLEARWATER BEACH — The would-be home buyers who showed up at Michael McClain's house Tuesday afternoon turned out to be a trio of...
View ArticleCountryside High may get program focusing on cyber security
By Lorri Helfand, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 2, 2010 CLEARWATER — Plans for a new, cutting edge technology program at Countryside High School are taking shape.The high school, which doesn't...
View ArticleUpcoming community events in Hernando County
Times staff Thursday, December 2, 2010 BROOKSVILLENeedy can attend 'Free Day' at churchSecond Chance Restoration Ministries will host "Free Day" for the needy at 10 a.m. Saturday at 19235 Cortez...
View ArticleBrooksville's legal firm seeks change in pay system in lawsuits against...
By Logan Neill, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 2, 2010 BROOKSVILLE — The law firm that handles the city's legal matters wants to change the way it may be paid as it pursues a pair of ongoing...
View ArticleDirector of fabled Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla dies
By Amy Scherzer and Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writers Thursday, December 2, 2010 TAMPA — The man who took the helm of the fabled Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla and guided it into this century died...
View ArticleTampa, Pasco charities work together to help homeless families and children
Times staff Thursday, December 2, 2010 Gail Diederich, left, and her friend Gail Kelly Lester are the authors of Tales of Two Gails. HOLIDAYTampa, Pasco charities will work together Metropolitan...
View ArticleCharlie Daniels is the angel of the Angelus in Hudson
By Drew Harwell, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 2, 2010 Charlie Daniels says hello to Melissa “Missy” Gardiner at the Angelus in Hudson on Thursday during a visit. Daniels, 74, is still...
View ArticleNearby homeowners worry about plan for new Pasco RV park
By Lisa Buie, Times Staff Writer Thursday, December 2, 2010 HUDSON — To a spiritual type like Jill Pittman, the back yard of her home is holy, a "piece of heaven."She tools around her nearly 2 1/2...
View ArticleChildren need your help
Times staff Thursday, December 2, 2010 The Santa's Angel Program of Pasco County Inc. is a nonprofit organization that provides gifts for kids up to teenagers who are in school and in need. The...
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